1957 New Mexico's at-large congressional district special election
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County results Montoya: 50–60% 60–70% Bolack: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 New Mexico's at-large congressional district special election was held on Tuesday April 9, 1957 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of At-Large representative John J. Dempsey.
Lieutenant Governor Joseph Montoya won the special election by a margin of 6.04 percentage points. He would continue to represent New Mexico's at-large congressional district until 1964.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Joseph Montoya | 72,889 | 53.02 | ||
Republican | Tom Bolack | 64,589 | 46.08 | ||
Total votes | 130,491 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
References
[edit]- ^ Albuquerque Journal, 4/10/1957
- ^ "Ourcampagins". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 20, 2024.